1963 VFL Round 8: Footscray v South Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 June 1963 between Footscray and South Melbourne during round 8 of the 1963 VFL season.
Footscray hosted South Melbourne at Western Oval.
Ted Whitten captained the hosts.
Bob Skilton captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Ted Whitten and the visitors were coached by Noel McMahen.
Footscray
T. Whitten (capt.), R. Baxter, G. Bisset, I. Bryant, G. Chalmers, R. Coutts, D. Darcy, J. Greenwood, M. Hobbs, J. Hoiles, B. Ion, J. Jillard, B. Lee, D. McKenzie, J. Schultz, B. Smith, B. Spargo, R. Walker, B. Ware, M. Zeuschner
South Melbourne
B. Skilton (capt.), H. Alexander, K. Colvin, P. Dolling, C. Goonan, P. Harrison, J. Heriot, D. Howland, G. Johnston, B. Kingston, S. Magee, B. McGowan, K. Phillips, B. Porter, J. Rantall, E. Reilly, B. Ross, A. Self, T. Somerville, E. White
Footscray (6.16.52) defeated South Melbourne (5.9.39).
Goalkickers
Footscray: B. Spargo (3), T. Whitten (2), J. Hoiles
South Melbourne: B. Skilton (2), B. McGowan, K. Phillips, J. Rantall
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 9th on the ladder and South Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1963 VFL Season
Round:
Round 8
Teams:
Footscray
v
South Melbourne
Date:
Monday 10 June 1963
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
22,950
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
South Melbourne
Score:
6.16.52 - 5.9.39
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 12 | 6 | . | 16 | 6 | . | 16 | (52) |
| South Melbourne | 1 | . | 5 | 1 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 8 | 5 | . | 9 | 5 | . | 9 | (39) |
| Margin | SMLB by 2 | FOOT by 12 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 13 | FOOT by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Noel McMahen
(South Melbourne)
Captains:
Ted Whitten
(Footscray),
Bob Skilton
(South Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Blew
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Baxter, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Bisset, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Bryant, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Chalmers, Graeme | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 40 | Coutts, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Darcy, David | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 44 | Greenwood, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hobbs, Merv | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Hoiles, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Ion, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Jillard, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Lee, Bernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | McKenzie, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Schultz, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Smith, Barry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Spargo, Bob | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 26 | Walker, Ray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Zeuschner, Murray | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 6 | 16 | |||
South Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Alexander, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Colvin, Ken | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 39 | Dolling, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Goonan, Clem | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Harrison, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Heriot, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Howland, Darryl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 42 | Johnston, Gary | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Kingston, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Magee, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McGowan, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 38 | Phillips, Ken | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 22 | Porter, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Rantall, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Reilly, Elkin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ross, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Self, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Skilton, Bob (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 19 | Somerville, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 50 | White, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 9 | |||